Derrick Scougal
Assistant Chief Constable

Derrick Scougal

Illness
End of Watch September 28, 2004
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Collapsed and died while attending a national police conference in Ayr.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief Constable Scougal served with the Fife Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief Constable Scougal.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Fife Constabulary
Location SCT
Platform Identity fco.fif.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 2004
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Medical

Assistant Chief Constable Derrick Scougal is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SCT, 109 of 308 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 26.3 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Fife Constabulary, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Fife Constabulary
2
of 7 officers
28.6% Illness
SCT — Statewide
109
of 308 officers
35.4% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derrick Scougal's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Derrick Scougal Compares

Age at End of Watch
45
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Derrick Scougal is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285